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Presentations
at Crufts
to the ‘Group Champions of 2002’
THE FIRST Purina PRO PLAN Group Champion of the Year took place
in 2002, a competition designed to recognise dogs who consistently
do well in group competition at the UK’s general and ‘national’
group championship shows throughout the year.
The overall winner came from the terrier group, Ron Ramsey’s
Kerry Blue, Ch Torum’s Tunde Bayou, who amassed 100 points.
A prolific winner over the last couple of years, Tunde is, of
course, a full brother to the Crufts and now Westminster BIS-winning
Ch Torum’s Scarf Michael, who has continued his phenomenal
show career in the USA since arriving there a couple of years
ago.
Secure
To secure top spot in the Group Champion of the Year competition,
Tunde won 12 group places, eight of which were Group 1s. He
was also BIS at Leeds and RBIS at WELKS, Bath and Blackpool.
Runner-up Group Champion was the pastoral group leader, Christina
Bailey’s OES, Ch Zottels You Don’t Fool Me, on 86
points. ‘Lionel’ had one more group placing than
Tunde (13), four of which were Group 1s (including Crufts).
He was also BIS at East of England and RBIS at Birmingham
National.
A son of the famous Ch Lamedazottel Flamboyant, who was Top
Dog All Breeds in 1991 and 1992, Lionel emulated his sire’s
Top Dog status by winning the title last year.
The other group leaders were Billy Cannell, Joyce Grant and
Susan Crummey’s American Cocker, Sh Ch Afterglow Arabella,
the gundog group winner, who finished 3rd overall on 82 points.
She won BIS at Blackpool, National Gundog and SKC (Aug) on
top of her 11 group placings, six of which were Group 1s.
Sara Pettit and Gavin Robertson’s PBGV, Ch Afterglow
Woody Woodpecker, the hound group winner, finished 5th overall
on 68 points, despite being retired from the show ring at
the end of August. Woody totted up 10 group placings including
five Group 1s and Group 4 at Crufts, and he was BIS at South
Wales.
Top of the toys was Carol Davies’ S/C Chihuahua, Ch Dachidas
Master Angel, who was 7th overall on 62 points. He won seven
group places, including five Group 1s and two Group 2s, plus
RBIS at Leeds, Bournemouth and Darlington.
Peter Newman and Melanie Spavin’s Miniature Schnauzer,
Ch Hideki Who’s That Guy with Risepark, headed the utility
breeds, finishing 8th overall on 54 points. He won eight group
places, three of them Group 1s; he was also BIS at Bournemouth
and RBIS at BUBA.
The working group winner was Alberto and Jane Alvarez’s
Giant Schnauzer, Ch Zamoranos Picasso, who finished joint
9th overall on 50 points. He won seven group places, three
of which were Group 1s (including Crufts).
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